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Canadian Communities' Guidebook for Adaptation to Climate Change editor's pick

http://www.forestry.ubc.ca/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=xsexCSatHjo%3d&tabid=2455&mid=5415&language=en-US

intended to help those who are looking for ways to reduce the impacts of climate change (increasing heat waves, water shortages, intense storms and sea-level rise) while decreasing GHG emissions and ensuring sustainable development for their communities (pdf)

Added: May. 11, 2009 | Rate It

Climate Change - NSF editor's pick

http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/climate/

National Science Foundation's discussion of climate change based on evidence from several distinct disciplines

Added: May. 11, 2009 | Rate It

Environmental Impact editor's pick

http://www.cabi.org/environmentalimpact/

an online publication that is a single, comprehensive and authoritative source of information on the effects of climate change and man's activities on the biosphere

Added: Oct. 28, 2008 | Rate It

Garnaut Climate Change Review editor's pick

http://www.garnautreview.org.au/domino/Web_Notes/Garnaut/garnautweb.nsf

report examines the impacts of climate change on the Australian economy, and recommends medium to long-term policies to improve the prospects for sustainable prosperity

Added: Feb. 27, 2008 | Rate It

How It All Ends editor's pick

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mF_anaVcCXg

video explains in a clear, concise way how the risks of acting to counter global warming compare to the risks of not acting

Added: Feb. 18, 2008 | Rate It

IPCC Working Group 2 Report, 2007 editor's pick

http://www.ipcc-wg2.org/

full report of the IPCC Working Group 2: Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability, part of Assessment Report 4, 2007

Added: Oct. 21, 2007 | Rate It

The Effects of Climate Change on Agriculture, Land Resources, Water Resources, and Biodiversity editor's pick

http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/sap4-3/default.php

a synthesis and assessment report prepared by the US Department of Agriculture

Added: Jul. 03, 2008 | Rate It

UN Climate Change Conference: December 8-17, 2009 editor's pick updated

http://www.denmark.dk/en/menu/Climate-Energy/COP15-Copenhagen-2009/cop15.htm

presents a description of the goals, expectations and logistics of the COP15 (Copenhagen Conference on Climate Change)

Added: Nov. 09, 2009 | Rate It

Climate Change popular updated

http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/hi/climate

10 out of 10 stars (1 vote)

the BBC Weather Centre presents basic information regarding the evidence, impacts, policies and adaptation to climate change

Added: Sep. 09, 2003 | Rate It

Climate Change: United Nations Environment Programme GRID - Arendal popular

http://www.grida.no/climate/

7 out of 10 stars (1 vote)

provides high-quality climate graphics and maps that illustrate the basics regarding climate change

Added: May. 11, 2003 | Rate It

Global Roundtable on Climate Change popular

http://www.grocc.ei.columbia.edu/

4 out of 10 stars (5 votes)

a stakeholder forum of leaders from industry, governments and NGOs, set up to discuss and explore areas of potential consensus regarding core scientific, technological, and economic issues critical to shaping sound public policies on climate change

Added: Mar. 08, 2007 | Rate It

Arctic Environment and Conservation

http://www.panda.org/what_we_do/where_we_work/arctic/

WWF provides Arctic news and advocates for conservation of the unique ecosystems in the Arctic region

Added: May. 11, 2009 | Rate It

Atmospheric Aerosol Properties and Climate Impacts - Final Report

http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/sap2-3/final-report/

a report by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program that reviews current knowledge about global distributions and properties of aerosols, as they relate to aerosol impacts on climate

Added: Jan. 23, 2009 | Rate It

Chasing Glaciers

http://www.chasingglaciers.com/

hopes to increase awareness of climate change and its effect on the great glaciers of the Karakoram Mountain region of Pakistan

Added: Aug. 04, 2007 | Rate It

Climate Analytics

http://www.climateanalytics.org/

purpose is to assess and synthesize climate change science relevant to international climate policy negotiations and to provide support for stakeholders in the ‘post-2012’ negotiations

Added: May. 03, 2009 | Rate It

Climate Change in Australia: Technical Report 2007

http://www.csiro.au/resources/Climate-Change-Technical-Report-2007.html

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) provides the most up to date assessment of Australia's changing climate

Added: Feb. 14, 2008 | Rate It

Climate Change in the American Mind - Americans’ Climate Change Beliefs, Attitudes, Policy Preferenc

http://envirocenter.research.yale.edu/uploads/climatechange-report2.pdf

Yale Project on Climate Change and the George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication provide the results of a survey of Americans wherein they supported action and policies to deal with climate change, despite economic conditions (pdf)

Added: May. 11, 2009 | Rate It

Climate Change Wales

http://www.climatechangewales.org.uk/

an educational site written at three different levels for primary, secondary and college students learning about climate change as it affects Wales, United Kingdom

Added: Feb. 14, 2008 | Rate It

Climate Change: The Cost of Inaction

http://www.ase.tufts.edu/gdae/Pubs/rp/Climate-CostsofInaction.pdf

4 out of 10 stars (1 vote)

A report summarizing the costs which will be incurred by not preventing global warming from exceeding 2 degrees C (pdf)

Added: Jan. 02, 2007 | Rate It

Climate Time Machine

http://climate.nasa.gov/ClimateTimeMachine/climateTimeMachine.cfm

from NASA's JPL and the California Institute of Technology, an interactive graphic showing changes over time for sea ice, sea level, carbon dioxide emissions and global temperature

Added: Sep. 24, 2009 | Rate It

Climate Wizard

http://www.climatewizard.org/

allows viewer to access leading climate change information and visualize the impacts anywhere on Earth; developed by the Nature Conservancy, University of Washington and the University of Southern Mississippi

Added: Sep. 08, 2009 | Rate It

CRISTAL - Community-based Risk Screening Tool

http://www.cristaltool.org/

designed to help project planners and managers integrate climate change adaptation into community-level projects

Added: May. 11, 2009 | Rate It

Economics of Climate Change: A Primer

http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=4171&type=0

a U.S. Congressional Budget Office study which presents an overview of issues related to the economic aspects of climate change

Added: Apr. 25, 2004 | Rate It

Economists and Climate Change: Concensus and Open Questions

http://policyintegrity.org/publications/documents/EconomistsandClimateChange.pdf

a report by the Institute for Policy Integrity at the New York University School of Law that presents the results of surveys sent to leading economists who have written extensively on climate change (pdf)

Added: Nov. 09, 2009 | Rate It